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Amedeo Cesta

Email:

amedeo.cesta@istc.cnr.it

Telephone:

+ 39 06 44595320

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+ 39 06 44595243

Address:

Via San Martino della Battaglia 44 - 00185 Rome - Italy

Groups:

Planning and Scheduling Technology Laboratory

Profile
Research
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Position:

Senior Researcher

Keywords:

ambient assisted living;
Automated and Interactive Problem Solving;
Cognitive Systems;
Constraint Reasoning;
Mixed-Initiative Planning and Scheduling;

Short profile:

[MSc Electronic Engineering, 1983, Ph.D. in Computer Science, 1992: University of Rome 'La Sapienza']

Amedeo is a senior research scientist in Artificial Intelligence at CNR and Group Lead at ISTC. He has founded and currently coordinates activities of the Laboratory on Planning and Scheduling Technologies (PST). He has conducted research in several AI areas like Multi-Agent Systems, Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction, Planning & Scheduling and always pursued the synthesis of innovative Decision Support Systems. His work focuses on the integration of planning and scheduling in software architectures, the use of constraint programming for specialized tasks such as temporal and resource reasoning, the synthesis of planning and scheduling heuristics, the interactive solution of complex planning and scheduling problems. His work in Artificial Intelligence also emphasizes the real-world aspects of automated reasoning, in particular focusing on research topics like robust and flexible problem solving, execution monitoring and mixed-initiative interactive systems. He is currently exploring the integration of planning and scheduling techniques in new applicative areas (e.g., crisis managers training) and the synthesis of new cognitive aids for old people by integrating ICTs and robotics.

Research

The "recent results" page contains a free list of highlights from my group activities.

Publications


Journal articles
*2011*
Celino I., Dell'Aglio D., De Benedictis R., Grilli S., Cesta A. Ontologies, rules and linked data to support Crisis Managers Training. In: IEEE Learning Technology Newsletter, vol. 13 (1) pp. 3 - 7. IEEE, 2011.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., Bernardi G. Deploying Interactive Mission Planning Tools - Experiences and Lessons Learned. In: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, vol. 15 (8) pp. 1149 - 1158. Fuji Press, 2011.
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., Enrico T. Flexible Plan Verification: Feasibility Results. In: Fundamenta Informaticae, vol. 107 (2-3) pp. 111 - 137. IOS Press, 2011.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Tiberio L. Long-term Evaluation of a Mobile Remote Presence Robot for the Elderly. In: ERCIM News, vol. 84 pp. 21 - 21. ERCIM, 2011.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Rasconi R., Pecora F., Scopelliti M., Tiberio L. Monitoring Older People with the RoboCare Domestic Environment: Interaction Synthesis and User Evaluation. In: Computational Intelligence, vol. 27 (1) pp. 60 - 82. Wiley Periodicals, 2011.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A. MrSPOCK: Steps in Developing an End-to-End Space Application. In: Computational Intelligence, vol. 27 (1) pp. 83 - 102. Wiley Periodicals, 2011.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., De Benedictis R., Strickland K. Training Crisis Managers in Strategic Decision-Making. In: ERCIM News, vol. 85 pp. 47 - 48. ERCIM, 2011.
Oddi A., Rasconi R., Cesta A., Smith S. F. Solving Job Shop Scheduling with Setup Times through Constraint-based Iterative Sampling: an Experimental Analysis. In: Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, vol. - (-) p. -. Springer, 2011.
Pezzulo G., Baldassarre G., Cesta A., Nolfi S. Research on Cognitive Robotics at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy. In: Cognitive Processing, vol. 12 pp. 367 - 374. Springer, 2011.
*2010*
Bartak R., Cesta A., McCluskey L., S., M. Preface to Special Issue on Planning and Scheduling. In: KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING REVIEW, vol. 25(3) pp. 247 - 248. 2010.
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., Tronci E. Validation and Verification Issues in a Timeline-Based Planning System. In: KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING REVIEW, vol. 25(3) pp. 299 - 318. 2010.
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., S., S. Iterative Flattening Search for Resource Constrained Scheduling. In: JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, vol. 21(1) pp. 17 - 20. 2010.
Rasconi R., Cesta A., P., N. Validating Scheduling Approaches Against Executional Uncertainty. In: JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, vol. 21(1) pp. 49 - 64. 2010.
*2009*
Policella N., Cesta A., Oddi A., Smith S. Solve-and-Robustify. Synthesizing Partial Order Schedules by Chaining. In: JOURNAL OF SCHEDULING, vol. 12(3) pp. 299 - 314. 2009.
Scopelliti M., Giuliani M. V., Tiberio L., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Cesta A. Supporti cognitivi domestici per gli anziani: rappresentazioni, valutazione, accettabilità . In: InCognito - Cahiers Romans de Sciences Cognitives, vol. 4(1-2) 2009.
*2008*
Oddi A., Cesta A., Policella N., S., S. Combining Variants of Iterative Flattening Search. In: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 21(5) pp. 283 - 290. 2008.
*2007*
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Denis M., Donati A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Policella N., Rabenau E., Schulster J. MEXAR2: AI Solves Mission Planner Problems. In: IEEE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, vol. 22 pp. 12 - 19. 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Giuliani M. V., Pecora F., Scopelliti M., T., L. Psychological implications of domestic assistive technology for the elderly. In: PsychNology Journal, vol. 5 pp. 229 - 252. 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., R., R. Synthesizing Proactive Assistance with Heterogeneous Agents. In: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 4733 pp. 495 - 506. 2007.
Pecora F., Cesta A. DCOP for Smart Homes: a Case Study. In: COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 23 pp. 397 - 419. 2007.
Policella N., Cesta A., Oddi A., Smith S. From Precedence Constraint Posting to Partial Order Schedules. A CSP Approach to Robust Scheduling. In: AI COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 20 pp. 163 - 180. 2007.
R-Moreno M. D., Borrajo D., Cesta A., O., A. Integrating Planning and Scheduling in Workflow Domain. In: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS, vol. 33 pp. 389 - 406. 2007.
*2006*
Cesta A., Policella N., R., R. Coping with Change in Scheduling: Toward Proactive and Reactive Integration. In: Intelligenza Artificiale, 2006.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini F., Oddi A., P., N. MEXAR2 Support to Space Mission Planners. In: ERCIM News, vol. 65 pp. 14 - 15. 2006.
Cesta A., Milani A. Planning and Scheduling. In: In Intelligenza Artificiale, vol. 1-2 pp. 35 - 41. 2006.
Cesta A., Pecora F. Robocare, un progetto pilota su tecnologie intelligenti per aiutare anziani in casa. In: Media 2000, vol. 24 pp. 79 - 82. 2006.
*2005*
Cesta A., Fratini S. Controlling Complex Physical Systems Through Planning and Scheduling Integration. In: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 3533 pp. 197 - 207. 2005.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Rasconi R. Exploiting Scheduling Techniques to Monitor the Execution of Domestic Activities. In: Intelligenza Artificiale, vol. 4 pp. 74 - 81. 2005.
Cortellessa G., Giuliani M. V., Scopelliti M., Cesta A. Key Issues in Interactive Problem Solving: An Empirical Investigation on Users Attitude. In: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, vol. 3585 pp. 657 - 670. 2005.
Policella N., Cesta A., Oddi A., Smith S. Schedule Robustness through Broader Solve and Robustify Search for Partial Order Schedules. In: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 3673 pp. 160 - 172. 2005.
*2004*
Bahadori S., Cesta A., Grisetti G., Iocchi L., Leone R., Nardi D., Oddi A., Pecora F., R., R. RoboCare: Pervasive Intelligence for the Domestic Care of the Elderly. In: Intelligenza Artificiale, vol. 1 pp. 16 - 21. 2004.
Cortellessa G., Cesta A., Oddi A., P., N. User Interaction with an Automated Solver - The Case of a Mission Planner. In: PsychNology, vol. 2 pp. 140 - 162. 2004.
Policella N., Oddi A., Smith S., Cesta A. Generating Robust Partial Order Schedules. In: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, vol. 3258 pp. 496 - 511. 2004.
*2003*
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Oddi A., Policella N. CSP-Based Interactive Decision Aid for Space Mission Planning. In: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 2829 pp. 511 - 522. 2003.
Cesta A., P. F. Integrated Planning and Scheduling in the RoboCare Project. In: PLANET News, vol. 6 pp. 11 - 14. 2003.
Cesta A., P. F. The RoboCare Project, Multi-Agent Systems Systems for the Care of the Elderly. In: ERCIM News, vol. 53 pp. 33 - 34. 2003.
Cortellessa G., Policella N., Cesta A., O. A. MEXAR: Integrated AI Technologies to Support MARS EXPRESS Mission Planning. In: PLANET News, vol. 5 pp. 29 - 33. 2003.
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., Cortellessa G. Generating High Quality Schedules for a Spacecraft Memory Downlink Problem. In: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, vol. 2833 pp. 570 - 584. 2003.
Pecora F., Cesta A. The Role of Different Solvers in Planning and Scheduling Integration. In: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, vol. 2829 pp. 362 - 373. 2003.
*2002*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Smith S. A Constrained-Based Method for Project Scheduling with Time Windows. In: JOURNAL OF HEURISTICS, vol. 8 pp. 109 - 136. 2002.
Cesta A., Oddi A. A Constraint-based Method for Project Scheduling with Time Windows. 2002.
Cortellessa G., Policella N., Cesta A., Oddi A. MEXAR: Integrated AI Technologies to Support MARS EXPRESS Mission Planning. In: planet news, vol. 5 p. 29. 2002.
*2001*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G. A Constraint-Based Architecture for Flexible Support to Activity Scheduling. In: AI*IA 01, F. Esposito (ed.). Springer, 2001.
Cesta A., Miceli M., Rizzo P. Co-existing agents: Experiments on basic interaction attitudes. In: Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 11 pp. 1 - 42. Freund & Pettman, 2001.
*2000*
Cesta A., Oddi A. Toward Interactive Scheduling Systems for Managing Medical Resources. 2000.
*1999*
Rizzo P., Veloso M., Miceli M., Cesta A. Goal-based personalities and social behaviour in believable agents. In: Applied Artificial Intelligence, vol. 13 pp. 239 - 271. Special Issue: Socially intelligent agents, Part II. Dautenhahn K, Numaoka C (eds.). Taylor & Francis, 1999.
*1997*
Cesta A., Oddi A. Gestione dinamica di vincoli temporali quantitativi per problemi di pianificazione e sequenziamento (Dynamic management of quantitative temporal constraints for planning and scheduling -- In Italian). 1997.
*1996*
Cesta A. Building Interfaces as Personal Agents: A Case Study. 1996.
Cesta A. Organizzazione automatica di appuntamenti con un sistema multi-agente (Automated meeting organization with a multi-agent system -- In Italian). 1996.
*1995*
Miceli M., Cesta A., Rizzo P. Distributed Artificial Intelligence from a socio-cognitive standpoint: Looking at reasons for interaction. In: AI & Society, vol. 9 pp. 287 - 320. Springer-Verlag, 1995.
*1992*
Cesta A. Coordinating Space Telescope Operations in an Integrated Planning and Scheduling Architecture. 1992.
Books/Monographs
*2008*
Cesta A., Fakotakis N. STAIRS 2008. Proceedings of the Fourth Starting AI Researchers. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2008.
*2005*
Cesta A., Farinelli A., Iocchi L., Leone R., Nardi D., Pecora F., Rasconi R. Robotically Rich' Environments for Supporting Elderly People at Home: the RoboCare Experience. Hatfield, UK: AISB, 2005.
Contribution to Book/Monograph
*2008*
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Denis M., Donati A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Policella N., Rabenau E., Schulster J. Continuous Plan Management Support for Space Missions: the RAXEM Case. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2008.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Giuliani M. V., Pecora F., Scopelliti M., Tiberio L. The RoboCare Project: The User's View. In: Aging, Disability and Independence: Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence. pp. 85 - 104. W.C. Mann (ed.). Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2008.
*2007*
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., N. P. An Innovative Product for Space Mission Planning -- an a posteriori evaluation. Menlo Park: AAAI Press, 2007.
*2006*
Cesta A., Pecora F. Integrating Intelligent Systems for Elder Care in RoboCare. IOS Press, 2006.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini F., Oddi A., P., N. Software Companion. The MEXAR2 Support to Space Mission Planners. Amsterdam, NL: IOS Press, 2006.
Cortellessa G., Cesta A. Evaluating Mixed-Initiative Systems: An Experimental Approach. Menlo Park, CA, USA: AAAI Press, 2006.
Rasconi R., N., Cesta A. Integrating Off-line and On-line Schedulers. Amsterdam, NL: IOS Press, 2006.
*2005*
Bahadori S., Cesta A., Iocchi L., Leone R., Nardi D., Pecora F., Rasconi R., Scozzafava L. Towards Ambient Intelligence for the Domestic Care of the Elderly. New York: Springer, 2005.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Rasconi R. Intelligent Supervision for Ambient Intelligence: Customizing Scheduling Technology. London: IEE, 2005.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., R., R. Mediating the Knowledge of End-Users and Technologists: a Problem in the Development of Scheduling Technology. Calgary, Canada: ACTA Press, 2005.
Cesta A., Fratini S., Oddi A. Planning with Concurrency, Time and Resources: A CSP-Based Approach. Hershay, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2005.
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., Cortellessa G. Constraint-Based Random Search for Solving Spacecraft Downlink Scheduling Problems. Berlin: Springer, 2005.
R-Moreno M. D., Borrajo D., Oddi A., Cesta A., Meziat D. Planning and scheduling for workflow domains. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2005.
*2004*
Policella N., Smith S., Cesta A., O., A. Generating Robust Schedules through Temporal Flexibility. Menlo Park, CA, USA: AAAI Press, 2004.
R-Moreno M., Oddi A., Borrajo D., Cesta A., M. D. IPSS: A Hybrid Reasoner for Planning and Scheduling. Amsterdam, NL: IOS Press, 2004.
*1996*
Cesta A., Oddi A. DDL.1: A Formal Description of a Constraint Representation Language for Physical Domains. In: M.Ghallab, A.Milani (Eds.), New Directions in AI Planning, IOS Press: Amsterdam. 1996.
*1993*
Cesta A., Conte R., Castelfranchi C. Teoria della dipendenza come base dell'interazione sociale. Trasso P (ed.). Springer, 1993.
Conte R., Castelfranchi C., Cesta A., Miceli M. Foundations for interaction: The dependence theory. In: Advances in Artificial Intelligence. P. Torasso (ed.). Springer-Verlag Editore, 1993.
Miceli M., Cesta A., Conte R. Others as resources: Cognitive ingredients for agent architecture. In: AI and Cognitive Science. pp. 84 - 98. K. Ryan and R.F.E. Sutcliffe (eds.). London: Springer-Verlag Editore, 1993.
*1992*
Castelfranchi C., Miceli M., Cesta A. Dependence relations among autonomous agents. In: Decentralized A.I.-3. pp. 215 - 227. Werner E., Demazeau Y (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1992.
*1991*
Castelfranchi C., Conte R., Miceli M., Cesta A. Pragmatic structures for social interaction. In: Operational Research and the Social Sciences. M. C. Jackson, P. Keys e S. A. Cropper (eds.). New York: Plenum Press, 1991.
*1989*
Cesta A., Conte R., Miceli M., Castelfranchi C. "Deep KR" about goal-achivement: Motivations for pragmatic structures. In: Computational Intelligence. Martelli A., Valle G (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1989.
Proceedings
*2010*
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., Tronci E. Analyzing Flexible Timeline-based Plans. In: ECAI 2010 - 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Lisbon, Portugal, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., B., G. Deploying Interactive Mission Planning Tools - Experiences and Lessons Learned. In: i-SAIRAS-10 - International Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (Sapporo, Japan, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Cesta A., Coradeschi S., Cortellessa G., Gonzalez J., Tiberio L., Von Rump S. Enabling Social Interaction Through Embodiment in ExCITE. In: ForItAAL - Second Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (Trento, Italy, October 2010). Atti, 2010.
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., T., E. How Hard is Verifying Flexible Temporal Plans for the Remote Space Agent?. In: KEPS 2010 (Toronto, Canada, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Cesta A., Ocon J., Rasconi R., Sanchez Montero A. M. Injecting On-Board Autonomy in a Multi-Agent System for Space Service Providing. In: IEA-AIE 20102010.
Cesta A., C., G. Pursuing Interactivity in Mission Planning Support - A Retrospective View. In: i-SAIRAS-10 - International Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (Sapporo, Japan, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Cesta A., Ocon J., Rasconi R., Sanchez Montero A. Simulating On-Board Autonomy in a Multi-Agent System with Planning and Scheduling. In: SPARK 2010 (Toronto, Canada, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Coradeschi S., Cesta A., Gonzalez J., Loutfi A., Von Rump S. ExCITE: Enabling Social Interaction through Embodiment. In: AALIANCE (Malaga, Spain, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Ocon J., Rivero E., Sanchez Montero A. M., Cesta A., R., R. Multi-agent Frameworks for Space Applications. In: SpaceOps 2010 (Huntsville, Alabama, USA, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Oddi A., Rasconi R., Cesta A. Casting Project Scheduling with Time Windows as a DTP. In: Coplas 2010 (Toronto, Canada, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Oddi A., Rasconi R., Cesta A., Smith S. F. Exploiting Iterative Flattening Search to Solve Job Shop Scheduling Problems with Setup Times. In: PlanSIG 2010 - The 28th Workshop of the UK Planning & Scheduling Special Interest Group (Brescia, Italy, December 2010). Proceedings, 2010.
Oddi A., Rasconi R., Cesta A., Smith S. Job Shop Scheduling with Setup Times: Exploring the Applicability of a Constraint-based Iterative Sampling Approach. In: RCRA 20102010.
Oddi A., Rasconi R., Cesta A. Project Scheduling as a Disjunctive Temporal Problem. In: ECAI 2010 - 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Lisbon, Portugal, ). Proceedings, 2010.
Orlandini A., Finzi A., Cesta A., Fratini S., Tronci E. Formal Methods for Plan-based Robot Autonomy: A Case Study. In: PlanSIG 2010 (Brescia, Italy, ). Proceedings, 2010.
*2009*
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., T., E. Flexible Timeline-Based Plan Verification. In: KI 2009 (PADERBORN, GERMANY, ). Proceedings, 2009.
*2008*
Cesta A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Pecora F. APSI Case#1: Pre-planning Science Operations in Mars Express. In: i-SAIRAS-08, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, JPL, (Hollywood, USA, ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A. Looking for MrSPOCK: Issues in Deploying a Space Application. In: SPARK-08. Scheduling and Planning Applications woRKshop at ICAPS (, Sidney (Australia), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., T., E. Merging Planning, Scheduling & Verification - A Preliminary Analysis. In: ASTRA-08, 10th Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation (Noordwijk (The Netherlands), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., O. MrSPOCK: Generating a Planning System through a Timeline Representation Framework. In: ASTRA-08, 10th Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation (Noordwijk (The Netherlands), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Fratini S., Pecora F. Planning with Multiple-Components in OMPS. In: IEA/AIE 2008 - New Frontiers in Applied Artificial Intelligence, 21st International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2008. Proceedings (Wroclaw, Poland, 18-20 June 2008). Proceedings, pp. 435 - 445. L. Borzemski, A. Grzech, M. Ali (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 5027). Springer, 2008.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Denis M., Donati A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Policella N., Rabenau E., Schulster J. RAXEM - Supporting Command Uplink in Mars Express. In: i-SAIRAS-08, 9th International Symposium in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, JPL, CA, (Hollywood, USA, ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Fratini S. The Timeline Representation Framework as a Planning and Scheduling Software Development Environment. In: lanSIG-08. Proceedings of the 27th Workshop of the UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group (Edinburgh (UK), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cesta A., Finzi A., Fratini S., Orlandini A., Tronci E. Validation and Verification Issues in a Timeline-based Planning System. In: KEPS-08. ICAPS Workshop on Knowledge Engineering for Planning and Scheduling (Sidney (Australia), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Cortellessa G., Cesta A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Policella N. User interaction with an AI tool: The RAXEM experience. In: Workshop on Usable Artificial Intelligence at CHI-08 (Florence (Italy), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Donati A., Policella N., Cesta A., Fratini S., Oddi A., Pecora G., Schulster F., Rabenau J., Niezette E., Steel M., R. Science Operations Pre-Planning & Optimization using AI constraint-resolution - the APSI Case Study 1. In: SpaceOps-08. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Space Operations (Heidelberg (Germany), ). Proceedings, 2008.
Oddi A., Cesta A., Policella N., Sith S. Hybrid variants for iterative flattening search. In: CPAIOR 2008 - Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, 5th International Conference, CPAIOR 2008 Paris. Proceedings (Paris, 20-23 May 2008). Proceedings, pp. 355 - 360. L. Perron, M.A. Trick (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5015). Springer, 2008.
Rabenau E., Donati A., Denis M., Policella N., Schulster J., Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A. The RAXEM Tool on Mars Express - Uplink Planning Optimisation and Scheduling Using AI Constraint Resolution. In: SpaceOps-08. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Space Operations (Heidelberg (Germany), ). Proceedings, 2008.
*2007*
Cesta A., Policella N., R., R. Analysis of a Benchmark Generator for the Reactive Scheduling Problem. In: Proceedings of SSC-07, ICAPS Workshop on Scheduling a Scheduling Competition (Providence, RI, USA, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., R., R. Coordinating Heterogeneous Agents to Synthesize Proactive Monitoring. In: Proceedings of ICAPS Workshop on Planning and Plan Execution for Real-World Systems (Providence, RI, USA, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Cesta A., Fratini S., P., F. Multi-Component Framework for Planning and Scheduling Integration. In: PlanSIG-07. Proceedings of the 26th Workshop of the UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group (Prague, Czech Republic, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Giuliani V., Pecora F., Scopelliti M., Rasconi R., Tiberio L. Proactive Assistive Technology: An Empirical Study. In: INTERACT 2007 - Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2007, 11th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, 2007. Proceedings, Part I (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10-14 September 2007). Proceedings, pp. 255 - 268. C. Baranauskas, P. Palanque, J. Abascal, S. Diniz, J. Barbosa (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4662). Springer, 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., R., R. Supporting Interaction in the RoboCare Intelligent Assistive Environment. In: Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Interaction Challenges for Intelligent Assistants (Stanford, CA, USA, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Rasconi R. Synthesizing Proactive Assistance with Heterogeneous Agents. In: AIIA 2007 - AIIA 2007: Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing,10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence 2007. Proceedings (Rome, Italy, 10-13 September 2007). Proceedings, pp. 495 - 506. R. Basili, M. T. Pazienza (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4733). Springer, 2007.
Cesta A., Policella N., R., R. Validating Scheduling Approaches against Executional Uncertainty. In: Proceedings of CAEPIA 2007 Workshop on Planning, Scheduling and Constraint Satisfaction (Salamanca, Spain, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., Smith S. Boosting the Performance of Iterative Flattening Search. In: AIIA 2007 - AIIA 2007: Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing,10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence 2007. Proceedings (Rome, Italy, 10-13 September 2007). Proceedings, pp. 447 - 458. R. Basili, M. T. Pazienza (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4733). Springer, 2007.
Oddi A., Cesta A., Policella N., S., S. Iterative Flattening Search for Multi-Capacity Scheduling Problems. In: Proceedings of CAEPIA 2007 Workshop on Planning, Scheduling and Constraint Satisfaction (Salamanca, Spain, ). Proceedings, 2007.
Oddi A., Cesta A., Policella N., S., S. Iterative Improvement Strategies for Multi-Capacity Scheduling Problems. In: Proceedings of COPLAS-07, CP/ICAPS Joint Workshop on Constraint Satisfaction Techniques for Planning and Scheduling Problems (Providence, RI, USA, ). Proceedings, 2007.
*2006*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., P., N. AI Based Tools for Continuous Support to Mission Planning. In: 9th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 06), (Roma, ). Proceedings, 2006.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., Policella N. From Demo to Practice: the MEXAR Path to Space Operations. In: IEA/AIE 2006 - Advances in Applied Artificial Intelligence, 19th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2006. Proceedings (Annecy, France, 27-30 June 2006). Proceedings, pp. 421 - 431. M. Ali, R. Dapoigny (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4031). Springer, 2006.
Cesta A., Policella N., R., R. Integrating Off-line and On-line Scheduling Approaches. In: 2nd Workshop on Experimental Analysis and Benchmarks for AI Algorithms (Udine, Italy, ). Atti, 2006.
Cesta A., Pecora F., Rasconi R., Iocchi L., Leone R., N., D. Lucia: a Cognitive Robot in an Intelligent Environment. In: Workshop on Socially Assistive Robotics at Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) (Philadelphia, PA, USA, ). Proceedings, 2006.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., N. P. MEXAR2 - An Operational Tool for Continuous Support to Mission Planning. In: 5th International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space, IWPSS-06 (Baltimore, MD, USA, ). Proceedings, 2006.
Rabenau E., Cesta A., Oddi A., Donati A., L., T. Using and Artificial Intelligence Tool to Perform Data Downlink Planning as Part of the Mission Planning Activities of Mars Express. In: 5th International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space, IWPSS-06 (Baltimore, MD, USA, ). Proceedings, 2006.
Rasconi R., Policella N., Cesta A. SEaM: Analyzing Schedule Executability Through Simulation. In: IEA/AIE 2006 - Advances in Applied Artificial Intelligence, 19th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2006. Proceedings (Annecy, France, 27-30 June 2006). Proceedings, pp. 410 - 420. M. Ali, R. Dapoigny (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4031). Springer, 2006.
*2005*
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Rasconi R. Monitoring Domestic Activities with Scheduling Techniques. In: Second RoboCare Workshop (Roma, ). Atti, 2005.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., Rasconi R., Rosato R. T-Rex: a Tool for schedule Representation and EXecution. In: Second RoboCare Workshop (Roma, ). Atti, 2005.
Cesta A., Pecora F., F. The RoboCare Project: Intelligent Systems for Elder Care. In: AAAI Fall Symposium on "Caring Machines: AI in Elder Care" (Washington, DC (USA), ). Proceedings, 2005.
Cortellessa G., Cesta A. Towards a Reliable Evaluation of Mixed-Initiative Systems. In: AAAI Fall Symposium on Mixed-Initiative Problem-Solving Assistants (Arlington, VA, USA, ). Proceedings, 2005.
Fratini S., Cesta A., Oddi A. Extending a Scheduler with Causal Reasoning: a CSP Approach. In: CPPS-05 Workshop on Constraint Programming for Planning and Scheduling (Monterey, California, ). Proceedings, 2005.
Fratini S., Cesta A. The Integration of Planning into Scheduling with OMP. In: 2nd Workshop on Integrating Planning into Scheduling (WIPIS) at AAAI-05 (Pittsburgh, USA, ). Proceedings, 2005.
Pecora F., Cesta A. Evaluating Plans through Restrictiveness and Resource Strength. In: 2nd Workshop on Integrating Planning into Scheduling (WIPIS) at AAAI-05 (Pittsburgh, USA, ). Proceedings, 2005.
Policella N., Cesta A., Oddi A., S. S. Schedule robustness through Solve-and-Robustify: generating flexible schedules from different fixed-time solutions. In: ICAPS Workshop on Constraint Programming for Planning and Scheduling (Monterey, California, ). Atti, 2005.
*2004*
Cesta A., Pecora F., R., R. Biasing the Structure of Scheduling Problems Through Classical Planners. In: WIPIS-04, ICAPS Workshop on "Integrating Planning into Scheduling" (Whistler, British Columbia, Ca, ). Proceedings, 2004.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Oddi A., P., N. Studying Decision Support for MARS EXPRESS Planning Tasks: A Report from the MEXAR Experience. In: IWPSS-04. Fourth International Workshop for Planning and Scheduling for Space (Darmstadt, Germany, ). Proceedings, 2004.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Pecora F., R., R. User-Oriented Problem Specification for Scheduling Domains. In: 3rd Italian Workshop on Planning and Scheduling, AI*IA Symposium (Rerugia, Italy, ). Atti, 2004.
Oglietti M., Cesta A. CSTRIPS: Towards Explicit Concurrent Planning. In: 3rd Italian Workshop on Planning and Scheduling, AI*IA Symposium (Perugia, Italy, ). Atti, 2004.
R-Moreno M. D., Borrajo D., Oddi A., Cesta A., M., D. IPSS: A Problem Solver that Integrates Planning and Scheduling. In: 3rd Italian Workshop on Planning and Scheduling, AI*IA Symposium (Perugia, Italy, ). Atti, 2004.
*2003*
Bahadori S., Cesta A., Grisetti G., Iocchi L., Leone G. R., Nardi D., Oddi A., Pecora F., R. R. RoboCare: an Integrated Robotic System for the Domestic Care of the Elderly. In: AI*IA Workshop on Ambient Intelligence (Pisa, ). Atti, 2003.
Cesta A., Pecora F., R. R. A Component-Based Framework for Loosely-Coupled Planning and Scheduling Integrations. In: First RoboCare Workshop (Roma, ). Atti, 2003.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Oddi A., P. N. An Interactive Problem Solving Tool for Mission Planning. In: Proceedings of the 7th Int. Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (I-SAIRAS-03) (Nara, Japan, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Oddi A., P. N. CSPs at Work, Relevance of Interaction Modules to Deploy Applications. In: Third International Workshop on User-Interaction in Constraint Satisfaction (Kinsale, Ireland, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Cesta A., Rasconi R. Execution Monitoring and Schedule Revision for O-OSCAR: A Preliminary Report. In: Workshop on Online Constraint Solving: Handling Change and Uncertainty (Kinsale, Ireland, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Cesta A., Bahadori S., Cortellessa G., Grisetti G., Giuliani M. V., Iocchi L., Leone G. R., Nardi D., Oddi A., Pecora F., Rasconi R., Saggese A., S. M. RoboCare Project, Cognitive Systems for the Care of the Elderly. In: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) (Washington, D.C., USA, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Oddi A., Policella N. User Interaction with an Automated Solver - The Case of a Mission Planner. In: Simposio su Human-Computer Interaction (HCITALY 2003) (Torino, ). Atti, 2003.
Grant T., Cesta A., R-Moreno M., Biundo S., Ghallab M. A European Roadmap for Applying Intelligent Planning and Scheduling in Aerospace Domains. In: International Conference on Space Mission Challanges for Information Technology (SMC-IT-03) (Pasadena, USA, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Grant T., Cesta A., Aylett R. Features and Benefits Analysis of AI Planning and Scheduling Technologies for Space Missions. In: International Conference on Space Mission Challanges for Information Technology (SMC-IT-03) (Pasadena, USA, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., Cortellessa G. Constraint-Based Random Search for Solving Spacecraft Downlink Scheduling Problems. In: MISTA 2003 (, Nottingham, UK, ). Proceedings, 2003.
Policella N., Smith S., Cesta A., O. A. Steps toward Computing Flexible Schedules. In: Workshop on Online Constraint Solving: Handling Change and Uncertainty (Kinsale, Ireland, ). Proceedings, 2003.
*2002*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G., Rasconi R. Approaching the Schedule Execution Problem with O-Oscar. In: Proceedings of International Workshop on Planning and real-time monitoring of rescue operations, L.Iocchi, D. Nardi (Eds), Foligno, Ottobre2002.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Integrating Hybrid Reasoners for Planning and Scheduling. In: Proceedings of UK PLANSIG 2002, Delft (The Netherlands), November 21-22, (ISSN 1368-5708, pp. 179-189)2002.
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G. Interaction Services for Mission Planning in Mars Express. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International NASA Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space. Houston, Texas, October 27-292002.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Investigating the Integration of Planning and Scheduling: A First Step. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Planning Scheduling and Temporal Reasoning at IBERAMIA 2002, Sevilla (Spain), November 12, (ISBN 84-95499-89-4, pp.71-80)2002.
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G. MEXAR: An Intelligent Support for Space Mission Planning. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on AI Planning and Scheduling for Autonomy in Space Applications, Manchester, July 62002.
Cesta A., Pecora F. Planning and Scheduling Ingredients for a Multi-Agent System. In: Proceedings of UK PLANSIG 2002, Delft (The Netherlands), November 21-22, (ISSN 1368-5708)2002.
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G. Scheduling Downlink Operations in Mars Express. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International NASA Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space. Houston, Texas, October 27-292002.
*2001*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Policella N., Cortellessa G. A Reconfigurable Constraint-Base Architecture as a Support for Automating Mission Planning. In: Proceedings of the ESA Workshop on On-Board Autonomy, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands2001.
*2000*
Cesta A., Oddi A. Incremental Forward Checking for the Disjunctive Temporal Problem. In: Proceedings of ECAI2000.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Iterative Flattening: A Scalable Method for Solving Multi-Capacity Scheduling Problems. In: Proceedings of AAAI 20002000.
*1999*
Cesta A., Oddi A. An Iterative Sampling Procedure for Resource Constrained Project Scheduling with Time Windows. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI1999.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Greedy Algorithms for the Multi-capacitated Metric Scheduling Problem. In: Proceedings of ECP'991999.
Cesta A., Oddi A. TimeNetManager - A Software Tool for Generating Random Temporal Networks. In: Proceedings of AI*IA1999.
*1998*
Cesta A., Oddi A. Profile Based Algorithms to Solve Multiple Capacitated Metric Scheduling Problems. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Planning Systems, AIPS-981998.
*1997*
Cesta A., Oddi A. A Tabu Search Strategy to Solve Scheduling Problems with Deadlines and Complex Metric Constraints. In: Sam Steel Rachid Alami (Eds.), Recent Advances in AI Planning, Fourth European Conference on Planning (ECP-97)1997.
Cesta A. A Time and Resource Problem for Planning Architectures. In: In Sam Steel Rachid Alami (Eds.), Recent Advances in AI Planning, Fourth European Conference on Planning (ECP-97)1997.
Cesta A. An Object-Oriented Scheduling Architecture for Managing the Data Relay Satellite Requests. In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space Exploration and Science1997.
Cesta A., Miceli M. Personality-driven social behaviors in believable agents. Working Notes of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Socially Intelligent Agents. Cambridge. In: Rizzo P., Veloso M., Miceli M. e Cesta A. 1997.
*1996*
Cesta A., Miceli M. Comparing interaction attitudes in a simulated multi-agent environment. In J. L. Fiadeiro and P. Y. Schobbens (Eds.), Proceedings of ModelAge '96, Sesimbra, Portugal. In: Cesta A., Miceli M., Rizzo P. 1996.
Cesta A., Miceli M., Rizzo P. Effects of different interaction attitudes on a multi-agent system performance. In: MAAMAW '96 - Agents Breaking Away 7th European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent World, MAAMAW '96 (Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2225 January 1996). Proceedings, pp. 128 - 138. W. Van de Velde, J. W. Perram (eds.). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 1038). Springer, 1996.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Gaining Efficiency and Flexibility in the Simple Temporal Problem. In: L. Chittaro, S. Goodwin, H. Hamilton, A.Montanari, Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Temporal Representation and Reasoning (TIME-96), KeyWest, FL, May 19-20, 1996, IEEE Computer Society Press: Los Alamitos, CA1996.
Cesta A., Miceli M. Help under risky conditions: Robustness of the social attitude and system performance. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems. Menlo Park, California. In: Cesta A., Miceli M., Rizzo P. 1996.
*1995*
Cesta A., Miceli M. On helping behavior in cooperative environments. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Design of Cooperative Systems (COOP'95), Antibes-Juan-les-Pins, France. In: Rizzo P., Miceli M. e Cesta A. 1995.
Cesta A., Miceli M. Strategic social knowledge in multi-agent systems. Proceedings of ModelAge '95, General Meeting of ESPRIT WG 8319, INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France. In: Cesta A., Miceli M. 1995.
*1994*
Cesta A., Miceli M. Autonomous help in distributed work environments. In R. Oppermann, S. Bagnara, and D. Benyon, David (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (ECCE7), Bonn: Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD). In: Miceli M., Cesta A. e Rizzo P. 1994.
Cesta A., Miceli M. Ingredients for modeling help-giving in cooperative environments. Proceedings of the 2nd Working Conference on Cooperative Knowledge Based Systems (CKBS94). (University of Keele, UK, ). Proceedings, 1994.
Cesta A., Oddi A. Managing Dynamic Temporal Constraint Networks. In: Artificial Intelligence Planning Systems: Proceedings of the Second International Conference (AIPS-94)1994.
*1993*
Cesta A., Miceli M. In search of help: Strategic social knowledge and plans. Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop of Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Hidden Valley. In: Cesta A., Miceli M. 1993.
Cesta A., Miceli M. Strategic social planning: Looking for willingness in multi-agent domains. In: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (Hillsdale, N.J., Erlbaum, ). Proceedings, 1993.
*1992*
Castelfranchi C., Conte R., Cesta A. The organization as a structure of negotiated and non negotiated binds. In: Human Computer Interaction: Tasks and Organization, Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (ECCE 6) (Balatonfured, Hungary, ). Proceedings, G.C. Van der Veer, M.J. Tauber, S. Bagnara and M. Antalovits (eds.). 1992.
*1990*
Castelfranchi C., Conte R., Miceli M., Cesta A. Planning knowledge for cognitive agents. Proceedings of Cognitiva 90, AFCET-COGNITIVA, Parigi. In: Castelfranchi C., Cesta A., Miceli M. e Conte R. 1990.
*1989*
Cesta A., Conte R., Castelfranchi C. Using flexible pragmatic structures for augmenting knowledge of expert systems. CIL 89, Conferenza Informatica Latina Barcelona, Marcombo Boixareu Editores, 1989, 366-374. In: Castelfranchi C., Cesta A. e Conte R. 1989.
Conte R., Cesta A., Castelfranchi C. How to computationalise a cognitive agent? A multi purpose knowledge representation for actions and plans. In: on Intelligent Management Systems (Bulgarian Academy of Science, ). Proceedings, F. Zlatarova (ed.). 1989.
Editorials
*2005*
Cesta A. Proceedings of the Second RoboCare Workshop. Cesta, A. (ed). 2005.
Technical reports
*2002*
Cesta A., Oddi A., Cortellessa G., Policella N. Automating the Generation of Downlink Spacecraft Operations in MARS EXPRESS: Analysis, Algorithms and an Interactive Solution Aid. A. Cesta, A. Oddi, G. Cortellessa, N. Policella. 2002.
*1998*
Cesta A., Oddi A. Scheduling Multi-capacitated Resources Under Complex Temporal Constraints. A. Cesta, A. Oddi and S.F. Smith. 1998.
Abstracts
*2007*
Cesta A. Applicazioni a supporto della terza età . In: Comunicazione alla giornata AICT sui Sistemi di localizzazione terrestri e satellitari (Roma, 2007).
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Giuliani M. V., Pecora F., Scopelliti M., Tiberio L. Evaluating Proactive Support in RoboCare: The User's View. In: 5th Italian Symposium on Computer Human Interaction, Meeting of the Italian Chapter of ACM SigCHI (Padova, 2007).
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., N. P. MEXAR2 : a software tool for MARS EXPRESS data dumping activities. In: Working Notes of the ICAPS-07 Demo Program (Providence, RI, USA, 2007).
Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Fratini S., Oddi A., P., N. RAXEM: Toward a Systematic Approach to Support Mission Planning. In: Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications at IJCAI-07 (Hyderabad, India, 2007).
Cesta A. Walk the (Time-)Line: Scheduling and Execution. In: Third Multidisciplinary International Conference on Scheduling: Theory and Applications (MISTA 2007), Paris, France, August 28, 2007 (Paris, 2007).
Oddi A., Policella N., Cesta A., Smith S. F. Comparing Iterative Improvement Heuristics for Multi-Capacity Scheduling Problems. In: 14th RCRA Workshop on Experimental Evaluation of Algorithms for Solving Problems with Combinatorial Explosion (Roma, 2007).
Rabenau E., Donati A., Cesta A., O., A. AI infusion at ESA-ESOC: The user perspective on MEXAR2. In: Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications at IJCAI-07 (Hydebarad, India, Abstract, 2007.
*2003*
Cesta A. Rapporto Scienza-Società : il modello della consulenza genetica. In: Science, Law and the Courts in Europe (Pavia, 2003).
Cesta A. RoboCare: Intelligenza distribuita al servizio dell'utenza debole. In: Giornata di studio su La robotica al servizio dellutenza debole (Trento, 2003).
Cesta A., Pecora F. The Active Supervision Framework: Environmental Supervisory Services for the domestic care of the elderly. In: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI 2003) (Washington, D.C., USA, Abstract, 2003.
Cesta A. The RoboCare Project Multi-Agent Systems for the Care of the Elderly. In: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) (Washington, D.C., USA, Abstract, 2003.
Giuliani M. V., Scopelliti M., Saggese A., Cesta A. Psychological aspects in the RoboCare project: Laypeoples view of domestic robots. In: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (Washington, USA, Abstract, 2003.